cherry berries on a cloud

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup miniature marshmallows
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 8 ounces frozen strawberries, thawed and drained (optional)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 10 hrs 15 mins


• beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl. stir marshmallows, whipped topping, and vanilla through the cream cheese mixture. cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 to 12 hours.
• preheat oven to 250 degrees f (120 degrees c).
• beat egg whites with cream of tartar in a large bowl; add 1 cup sugar in small amounts into the egg white mixture and keep beating until very stiff. draw a large circle a piece of brown paper or parchment. fill in the circle with the meringue mixture building up the sides.
• draw a large circle a sheet parchment paper. fill the circle with the egg white mixture building up the sides to form a large cylinder.
• bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. turn heat off and let meringue cool undisturbed in the oven without ever opening the oven door for 1 hour more.
• stir cherry pie filling, strawberries, and lemon juice together in a bowl.
• gently spread cream cheese mixture over the top of the meringue; top with cherry pie filling mixture.